about mining (World7)

[romalt]

I have a few questions about cave-ins to which I couldn't find answers. Can someone clarify these for me please?

1. Does constituion affect survival during a cave-in? If so, would 30 will be enough?

2. Does armor (except a miner's helm) has any effect? Should I get good quality leather armor, vapntreyiu, or maybe even plate armor?

3. If I wear q10 miners helm, strength 25, const 30, stone axe q25 - any chances surviving till the first metal for mine support?

[MagicManICT]

I have a few questions about cave-ins to which I couldn't find answers. Can someone clarify these for me please?

1. Does constituion affect survival during a cave-in? If so, would 30 will be enough?

In as much as CON increases total HP. Everything else is random chance.

2. Does armor (except a miner's helm) has any effect?

Nope, only the miner's helm. (Can't recall if Q matters for reduction, but don't think it does).

3. If I wear q10 miners helm, strength 25, const 30, stone axe q25 - any chances surviving till the first metal for mine support?

If you're careful, you won't have any issues, even without a helm. Just spread out your attempts enough and watch for that first stone or ore.

[ramones]

Don't look at your con, since you need to check your beliefs then too (barbarism/civil)

Check your total HP that you have (100, 130, 150)

Layer 1 (or cave) cavein can hit you for 50 dmg (if you really have bad luck, there is a slight chance to get hit by multiple caveins, but i don't think u'll be that lucky). So everyone even alt can survive 1 cavein from layer 1 mining. Layer 2 = 100 dmg, layer 3 = 200, layer 4 = 400, layer 5 = 800.

Miner helm halves the dmg made by cavein. Quality doesn't matter, but each cavein that hits your helmet lowers helm q for 5 points. Meaning if you got q10 helm, you can take 2 caveins then helm goes poof.

[thechop96]

Hello everyone. im looking to make a mining alt. i was wondering what kind of stats i should be uping with lp. and if you want to give any advice it would be appreciated. thanks in advance!

[dagrimreefah]

Get as much strength as possible. Slide your belief slider to full industry before mining ANYTHING. Investing LP into your smithing skill is optional, if you plan on crafting with your mining alt as well. The quality of your stone/pick axe greatly affects how fast you mine. With a high quality pickaxe, you don't need as much strength. Oh, and remember to build supports unless you like being raped by cave-ins.

[LadyV]

Hello everyone. im looking to make a mining alt. i was wondering what kind of stats i should be uping with lp. and if you want to give any advice it would be appreciated. thanks in advance!

Don't neglect con. it helps with mining duration and the extra hitpoints don't hurt if you have a cave in or a troll. Strength is your main attribute. It can be augmented with a bear cloak and talisman. Forge rings are nice as well. Smithing is important to have above your metal q. As with most things continue to upgrade your equipment.

[Tonkyhonk]

slider to barb for str and con (but less int and cha), *edited* and forget i said to get decent survival.

[czaper2]

Can a black square be partially covered by support and still be safe to mine? Or is it my guy that has be in a square, partially or fully covered by the support? Looked it up but got conflicting answers about it.

[Tonkyhonk]

Can a black square be partially covered by support and still be safe to mine? Or is it my guy that has be in a square, partially or fully covered by the support? Looked it up but got conflicting answers about it.

the center of the tile has to be covered by the support.
http://ringofbrodgar.com/wiki/Mine_support
im pretty sure the support radius shown on the wiki is correct.

[MagicManICT]

Hello everyone. im looking to make a mining alt. i was wondering what kind of stats i should be uping with lp. and if you want to give any advice it would be appreciated. thanks in advance!

Go full tradition, forget studying anything, and as previously suggested, buff STR until you have no issues mining anything on L5 (never been that low--probably 300-500 max depending on tool) and as much CON as you can squeeze in. Get CON high enough, and with a miner's helm, you should be able to survive all but the worst cave-ins.

slider to barb for str and con (but less int and cha), and dont forget to get decent survival unless your alt is only mining for q10 ores.

Sure about this one? I just haven't put enough time in this world, but foraging, so far that I've found, only hardcaps things it had an effect on previously, and ore wasn't one of those.

Smithing is important to have above your metal q. As with most things continue to upgrade your equipment.

I skip putting anything on a pure mining character because the risk of death to cave-in is always greater than anything else in the game (short of a poorly timed log-in in the middle of a raid).